Actually, given that Max and the Magic Marker was $5 in Dec 2010 and hasn't been under $20 since, I'd say the second bundle has some decent appeal even in the $5+ range that IR bundles hover around.

That reminds me.. the bundle should launch at $2.99 (New Years bundle launched with the old minimum price). So it makes the deal better if you try to get in at the minimum. Probably worth it for Max and the Magic Marker at that price.

In Dec 2010 Steam had Max in a bundle with 4 other indie games for $5 total - Max wasn't $5 by itself:

Indie Kids Pack: 4.99 USD

Crayon Physics DeluxeDelve DeeperMax and the Magic MarkerSecret of the Magic CrystalsToki Tori

I've played most of the game, and it's good but not great - I don't think it's worth voting for the IR bundle just for this game.

Bought every single one of those packs in 2010. It's hard to say whether the devs made more than they normally would with Indie bundles since Steam takes their cut, but I'd personally love to see them again.

The best one was the RPG pack with Recettear in it. $1 for that game was an absolute steal.

The best one was the RPG pack with Recettear in it. $1 for that game was an absolute steal.

Ha! Recettear (he says bitterly...) To my everlasting regret, I passed on that pack because I had 3 or 4 of the other games in it, naively thinking "Hey, it's Steam - there's gonna be a better sale on it soon!"

You know you are getting too many games when you own 80% of the games included in bundles anymore. With 563 games in my Steam library (870 counting DLC) in under 2 years and nearly 200 Desura games not even a year after downloading the client you know you need to quit the addiction. This upcoming bundle might be the first one I pass up I already own everything in the Really Big bundle and own most of The New year bundle but I would rather that one win. Looks like it probably won't though...

New to these bundles but have a question, is it considered 'bad form' to trade codes from these bundles? If not, is there a dedicated trading thread. If it is, is it alright to give them away and is there a dedicated 'code drop' thread for them? Thanks in advance.

New to these bundles but have a question, is it considered 'bad form' to trade codes from these bundles? If not, is there a dedicated trading thread. If it is, is it alright to give them away and is there a dedicated 'code drop' thread for them? Thanks in advance.

It depends on who you ask. Lots of people here trade codes from IR bundles here:

Indieroyale is Desura. That's why Desura keys for Indieroyale bundles are the way they are.

haha well I feel pretty dumb now. That makes sense, and isn't really that surprising I suppose. Rather interesting, but it sorta explains some of their less amazing picks (maybe I'm having bad luck, but it feels like everytime I browse through games on desura it's like digging through radioactive waste). Thanks for the answer, and spodyman too:)

Hey, you look like you have a lot of money; how about donating some of it to my Extra Life drive?

haha well I feel pretty dumb now. That makes sense, and isn't really that surprising I suppose. Rather interesting, but it sorta explains some of their less amazing picks (maybe I'm having bad luck, but it feels like everytime I browse through games on desura it's like digging through radioactive waste). Thanks for the answer, and spodyman too:)

Yeah, to make it 100% clear, the reason you don't want to trade or sell your Indie Royal Desura code is that they use one code for the entire bundle. So we've seen people who try to sell one Desura game out of the bundle not realizing this and they either end up selling off their entire bundle or realizing their error when the buyer tries to activate the key and it doesn't work.

It's also for your own benefit benefit because with your Desura code anyone can actually access your entire bundle page and then access all your keys (including your Steam keys) and if you hadn't activated them they could do so if they were so inclined.

Other sites on the other hand actually use unique game codes for each individual game that are not tied to any account/page so selling them does not carry the same risks or cause the same issues.

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